The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2111
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
6:12 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.32° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.46° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.