The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2098
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.72° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.06° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.