The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1228
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 | 61.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.41° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.88° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.