The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2083
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
9:22 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1982
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 | 234.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.75° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.79° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.