The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
6:20 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2514
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 344.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.37° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.35° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.