The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2157
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
4:40 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2897
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 | 317.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.97° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.41° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.