The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
5:36 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 155.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.80° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.42° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.9° |
| 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.