The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 1927
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
9:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 53
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 | 21.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.65° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.84° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.