The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2163
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
11:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 33.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.99° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.52° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.