The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 1980
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:02 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 708
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 | 213.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 294.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.95° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.77° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.