The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
6:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 968
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.34° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.17° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.