The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
67.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
3:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 109.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 43.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.63° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.76° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.