The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2176
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:39 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 306.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.35° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.00° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.