The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2059
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:01 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1685
Events on this date
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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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.41° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.45° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.