The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2030
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.12° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.54° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.