The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% 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
2:22 PM
4:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2576
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 | 113.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.98° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.94° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.