The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2152
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:42 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 5.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.53° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.00° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.