The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2170
Waning Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
10:49 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 251.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.49° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.03° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.