The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 2078
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:14 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1920
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 | 258.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.25° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.06° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.05° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.