The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 1914
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
2:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -108
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.76° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.41° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.