The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
3:50 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 124.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 45.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.50° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.84° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.