The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
5:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2279
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 | 152.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.95° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.32° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| 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.