The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2052
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
2:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.01° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.64° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.