The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 1978
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
5:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 683
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 | 336.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.61° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.73° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.