The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2043
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
2:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1487
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 | 292.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.94° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.52° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.