The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1959
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
4:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 448
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 | 332.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.99° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.90° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.