The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2140
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2687
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 | 225.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.25° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.01° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.