The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2117
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 37.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.56° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.46° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.