The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2148
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
8:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 301.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.93° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.27° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.