The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2182
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3207
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 | 41.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.38° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.68° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.