The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2078
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
12:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.89° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.60° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.24° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.