The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
3:32 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.14° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.99° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.70° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.