The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2185
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
1:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 82.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.48° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.57° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.