The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2109
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 67.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.60° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.60° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.