The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
5:25 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 131.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.77° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.53° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| 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.