The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2127
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
2:23 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.26° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.91° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.