The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 1986
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
3:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 782
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.32° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.04° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.