The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2079
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
12:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 62.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.64° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.68° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.