The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2154
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
1:38 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2860
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 | 287.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 220.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.12° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.28° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.