The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2196
Waxing Crescent
43.0% 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
11:42 AM
2:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3380
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.53° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.32° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.