The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1976
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
12:34 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 659
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 | 77.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.14° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.13° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.