The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2087
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2032
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.01° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.33° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.