The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2162
Waning Gibbous
71.4% 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
12:41 AM
10:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2959
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 | 244.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.76° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.27° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.