The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 2044
First Quarter
44.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
2:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 83.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.08° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.38° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| 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.