The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2102
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
7:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 206.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.72° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.26° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.