The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2147
Waxing Crescent
36.9% 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
11:32 AM
1:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2774
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 | 74.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.19° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.17° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.