The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
6:19 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -3.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.36° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.16° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.