The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
10:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.35° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.68° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.