The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2146
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2761
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 | 303.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.21° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.94° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.