The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2159
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
8:12 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 212.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.17° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.46° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.