The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 1919
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -46
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 | 52.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.72° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.47° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.