The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2187
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
5:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 177.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.91° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.47° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.