The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2063
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:22 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.55° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.37° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.