The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2056
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
10:21 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1648
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 | 239.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.91° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.41° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.