The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 1941
First Quarter
47.1% 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
11:24 AM
1:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 226
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.04° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.05° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| 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.