The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
6:56 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2143
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 | 167.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 339.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / 1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.80° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.21° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.