The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2162
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
12:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.99° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.64° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.