The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
5:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 136.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.42° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.49° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.