The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2131
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:43 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.33° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.31° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.