The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2136
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
12:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2638
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 | 55.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.88° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.44° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.