The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2098
Waxing Crescent
9.0% 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
8:31 AM
11:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2168
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 | 34.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.12° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.28° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.