The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1991
Waning Gibbous
81.4% 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
11:51 PM
8:14 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 844
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 | 231.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.54° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.96° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.