The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2033

Waxing Crescent

40.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
40.2%
Age
5.9 days
Distance
386,100 km
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1364

Events on this date

  1. Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun78.52°
Phase angle101.29°
Illuminated fraction40.21%
Altitude / azimuth1.1° / 67.4°
Right ascension / declination6h 20m / 18.27°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude94.71° / -5.08°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.98° / 7.17°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude108.62° / 0.14°
Position angle of the axis1.9°
Position angle of the bright limb273.3°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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