The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2106
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
11:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 0.9° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.27° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.74° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.