The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
81.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
4:43 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.5%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 128.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.56° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.74° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.