The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2143
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.28° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.83° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| 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.