The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2033
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
2:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1364
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.54° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.66° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.43° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.