The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 1986
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
1:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 782
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 | 294.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.81° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.62° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.