The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2127
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
3:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.13° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.11° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.