The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2141
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:51 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2699
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 171.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 3.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.00° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.51° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.