The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2056
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
12:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -21.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.66° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.77° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| 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.