The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2062
Waning Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
3:52 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1722
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.94° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.55° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.