The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 1979
Waxing Crescent
43.3% 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
11:03 AM
12:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 82.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.45° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.82° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.