The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2051
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:57 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1586
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.07° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.59° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.89° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| 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.