The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2098
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2168
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 | 60.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.51° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.86° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.