The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2073
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
7:18 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1858
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.41° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.26° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.