The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% 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
12:54 PM
3:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.20° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.15° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.