The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2133
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:26 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2601
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.71° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.60° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.