The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2040
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 271.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 232.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.53° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.64° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.