The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2074
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
2:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1871
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.99° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.31° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| 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.