The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2021
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
1:32 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1215
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.63° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.03° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.