The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2177
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
2:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.77° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.13° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.