The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2103
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 191.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -3.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.64° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.67° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| 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.