The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2166
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:50 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 68.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.64° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.57° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.