The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 1964
Waning Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
10:51 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 510
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 | 264.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.11° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.14° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.