The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2038
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
9:00 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 5.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.52° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.42° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.