The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2070
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
2:23 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.56° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.32° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.88° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.