The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 1927
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.50° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.62° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.