The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
3:56 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2947
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 | 115.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 42.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.73° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.90° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.