The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 1930
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
12:11 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 90
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 | 67.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.22° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.50° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.