The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 1949
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 325
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.79° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.89° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.