The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2136
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.21° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.87° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.