The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2049
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1562
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.86° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.95° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.