The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 1919
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
11:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -46
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 | 39.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.06° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.68° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.