The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1957
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 424
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 | 38.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.17° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.57° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.