The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2060
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:54 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.84° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.47° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.