The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2103
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:47 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 | 341.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.48° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.89° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.