The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.85° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.16° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.