The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1964
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
11:43 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 510
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.13° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.