The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2075
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1883
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.05° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.