The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2139
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
3:18 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.29° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.55° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.