The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2170
Waning Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:03 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 239.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.22° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.85° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.