The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2197
Waning Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
8:05 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3392
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.74° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.89° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.