The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2048
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
1:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1549
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 | 281.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.13° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.39° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.