The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2059
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
1:08 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 281.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.33° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.64° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.