The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2081
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
4:40 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1957
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.90° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.37° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.