The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2155
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.61° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.25° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.