The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2114
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
9:25 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2366
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.92° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.41° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.