The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2159
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
7:39 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.78° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.30° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.