The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 2187
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
3:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.04° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.