The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / -0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.92° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.16° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.