The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1965
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 523
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 | 59.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.32° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.59° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.