The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 1969
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
7:28 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.05° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.71° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.