The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2095
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:41 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2131
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.92° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.99° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.