The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2117
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 49.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 25.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.95° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.25° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.