The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2082
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
3:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 51.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.84° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.57° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.