The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2014
Waxing Crescent
25.2% 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
10:27 AM
12:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1129
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 | 60.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.83° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.63° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.