The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 1943
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
6:45 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 250
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 | 343.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -3.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.91° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.32° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.