The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 1918
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
12:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -59
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.33° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.32° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.66° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.