The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2027
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
5:53 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 184.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.83° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.87° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.