The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2076
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.79° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.58° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.