The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2068
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.11° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.14° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.