The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2040
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
2:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1450
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.79° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.04° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.