The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 1949
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
12:21 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 325
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.41° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.69° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.