The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2130
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
6:10 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2563
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.16° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.26° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.