The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
5:45 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1017
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 | 331.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 181.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.56° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.57° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.