The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1957
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 424
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.42° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.15° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.