The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 1903
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -244
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.69° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.87° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.