The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 149.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.93° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.33° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.