The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2147
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2774
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 | 63.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.73° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.37° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.