The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
3:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 97.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 51.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.85° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.