The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 1902
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
2:58 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -257
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -8.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.88° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.44° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.