The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 1900
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.01° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.56° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.