The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 1933
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
2:29 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 127
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.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.62° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.60° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.