The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2109
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
11:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.44° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.01° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.