The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2046
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
6:34 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 173.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.00° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.67° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.