The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2140
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
8:19 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.36° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.84° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.