The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2149
Waning Crescent
4.4% 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
6:27 AM
6:08 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2798
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 | 336.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.27° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.07° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.