The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2052
Waxing Crescent
31.0% 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
11:02 AM
12:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 67.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.10° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.04° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.