The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2176
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 294.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.23° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.79° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.