The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2613
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.66° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.94° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.