The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2101
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
2:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2205
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.39° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.95° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.