The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 1959
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
5:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 448
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.12° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.