The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
7:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1005
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.38° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.96° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.