The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2152
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 17.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.80° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.78° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.