The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
6:26 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 164.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 03m / -0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.86° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.09° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.