The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2109
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 56.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.80° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.