The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2105
Waning Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
11:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 257.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.29° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.42° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.