The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 1988
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
7:57 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 807
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 | 206.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.40° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.84° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.