The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
6:09 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 145.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 7.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.36° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.54° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.