The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
3:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.61° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.78° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.