The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
6:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 1.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 3.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.73° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.65° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.