The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2168
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
5:16 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3033
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 | 326.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.23° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.66° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.