The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2174
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 49.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.30° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.23° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.