The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2073
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
6:22 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1858
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -3.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.61° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.04° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.