The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2024
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1252
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 | 302.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 209.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.31° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.94° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| 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.