The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2060
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.74° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.68° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.