The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2143
Waning Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:23 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.99° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.47° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.