The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2025
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:49 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1265
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.80° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.18° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| 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.