The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2181
Waning Gibbous
72.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:37 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.5%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3194
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 | 243.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.73° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.09° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.