The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
3:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 122.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.69° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.