The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2124
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
12:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2489
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.68° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.21° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.