The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2067
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:10 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1784
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.78° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.00° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.