The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 1965
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 523
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.37° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.80° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.