The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
6:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 159.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / 5.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.65° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.21° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.