The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2087
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
9:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2032
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.19° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.77° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.