The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
4:32 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -71
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 | 147.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 31.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.73° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.23° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.