The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2060
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
2:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.50° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.27° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.