The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2138
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
4:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.16° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.60° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.