The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2197
Waning Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
9:45 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 236.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.67° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.22° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.