The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 1999
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:54 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 943
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 298.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.08° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.38° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.