The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2181
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.20° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.45° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.