The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2063
Waxing Crescent
42.0% 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
11:18 AM
2:29 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.58° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.56° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.