The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
5:07 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 139.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 20.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 4.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.56° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.57° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.