The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
9:09 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 231.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.19° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.58° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.