The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2157
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
3:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2897
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 | 304.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.45° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.19° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.