The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
4:34 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3182
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 | 129.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.39° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.92° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.