The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2049
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1562
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 | 49.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.28° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.74° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.