The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 1922
Waxing Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.42° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.85° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.