The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1987
Waxing Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 82.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 56.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.17° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.59° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.