The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
11:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1092
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.18° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.35° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.