The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2057
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
10:43 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 29.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.95° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.39° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.