The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 1923
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
7:48 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.58° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.36° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| 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.