The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 1961
Waning Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:49 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 473
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.43° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.98° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.