The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 1997
Waning Crescent
19.2% 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
3:42 AM
2:46 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 918
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.24° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.10° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.