The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2076
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 6.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.84° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.02° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.