The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
60.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
3:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 102.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.15° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.51° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.