The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2087
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
11:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 32.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.23° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.55° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.