The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2086
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:07 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.97° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.12° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.81° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| 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.