The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2075
Waning Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
10:12 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1883
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.46° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.