The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
5:16 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1302
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 | 141.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.85° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.79° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.