The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2076
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
10:20 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 24.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.51° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.80° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.