The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
58.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
3:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 99.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.70° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.51° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.