The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2068
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.62° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.93° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.