The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1984
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 758
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 | 47.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.64° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.99° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.