The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:10 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 11.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.96° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.