The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 1999
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
9:26 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 943
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.49° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.04° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.