The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1968
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 560
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 | 62.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.93° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.09° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.