The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2116
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
11:41 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.69° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.46° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.