The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 1923
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
8:33 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3
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 | 224.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.44° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.52° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.