The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2128
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2539
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.46° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.98° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.