The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 1988
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
8:27 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 807
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 | 218.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.30° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.01° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.