The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 1943
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
7:52 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 250
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 0.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.86° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.55° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.