The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2155
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
12:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2873
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 | 53.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.40° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.83° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.