The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2030
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
10:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.38° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.98° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.