The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2002
Waning Crescent
30.3% 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
3:31 AM
1:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 980
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.08° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.94° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.