The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2197
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 222.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.44° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.05° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.