The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2148
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 PM
8:39 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 | 206.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 288.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.09° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.44° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.