The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2051
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
3:07 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1586
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 | 298.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.50° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.29° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.