The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 1984
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 758
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 | 59.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.42° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.78° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.