The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1912
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
7:01 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -133
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 | 202.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.94° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.12° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| 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.