The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2057
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
9:43 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 18.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.76° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.61° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.