The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 1987
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 61.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.68° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.48° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.