The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2159
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 223.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.33° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.63° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.