The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2160
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
7:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2934
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.32° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.