The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2106
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:52 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 17.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.99° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.96° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.