The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
5:39 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 14.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.84° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.