The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
6:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2848
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 | 147.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.19° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.12° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.