The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
5:26 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3219
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 15.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 6.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.18° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.42° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.