The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2052
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
1:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 80.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.22° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.84° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.