The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2034
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
8:12 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.20° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.81° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.