The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 1995
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 894
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.34° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.25° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.