The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2138
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
2:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.40° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.18° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.