The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 1951
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
4:17 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 349
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 | 327.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.17° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.15° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.