The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
3:35 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 96.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 48.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.20° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.19° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.