The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
4:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2007
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 39.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.70° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.