The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2128
Waxing Crescent
38.2% 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
11:40 AM
1:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2539
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 | 76.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.33° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.78° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.