The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 1904
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
8:25 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.66° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.72° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| 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.