The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2105
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 235.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.40° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.06° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.