The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2090
Waxing Crescent
38.3% 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
11:41 AM
1:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2069
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 | 76.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.65° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.20° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.