The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 1973
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
7:37 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.73° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.90° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.