The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2095
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:26 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2131
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 7.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.01° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.21° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.