The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2108
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
3:50 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2291
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 | 307.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.92° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.52° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.