The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2049
Waxing Crescent
5.4% 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
8:06 AM
10:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1562
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.13° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.17° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.