The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2155
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.13° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.04° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.