The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Last Quarter
47.6% 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
3:02 AM
12:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1079
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.67° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.79° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.