The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 1976
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
11:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 659
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 | 54.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.41° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.54° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.