The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2053
Waning Gibbous
94.0% 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
10:35 PM
8:39 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 208.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.56° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.59° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.