The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2120
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
2:50 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.37° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.34° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.