The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
6:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 161.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.25° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.36° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.