The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
5:34 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1005
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 | 157.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 14.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.42° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.01° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.