The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 1962
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:23 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.66° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.70° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.