The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2079
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 49.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.13° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.89° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.