The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2021
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:27 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1215
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.23° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.84° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.