The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
6:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1438
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.62° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.56° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.