The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2071
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1834
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.99° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.22° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.