The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2079
Waxing Crescent
9.3% 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
8:36 AM
11:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.49° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.11° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.