The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2097
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
12:47 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2155
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -26.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.57° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.04° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.