The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2048
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:23 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.38° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.20° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.