The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 1986
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
4:34 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 782
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.22° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.26° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.