The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
5:56 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3169
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 | 332.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.05° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.70° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.