The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2158
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
2:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.32° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.94° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.