The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 1987
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
3:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 795
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 49.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.05° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.39° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.