The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2000
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
6:55 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.36° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.73° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.