The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
5:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.29° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.46° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.