The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2177
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
1:33 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.61° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.32° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.