The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1935
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
7:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 152
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 161.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.79° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.49° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.