The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2043
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
3:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.30° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.73° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.