The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 1946
Waxing Crescent
9.1% 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
7:56 AM
10:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 288
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 | 34.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 14.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.28° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.82° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.