The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 98.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.74° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.75° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.