The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 1951
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
5:24 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 349
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.35° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.37° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.