The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2024
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
5:42 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1252
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 183.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.84° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.38° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.