The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 1981
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
6:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 720
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 0.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.87° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.34° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 359.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.