The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
3:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1166
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 | 101.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.47° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.55° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.