The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2005
Waning Crescent
31.7% 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
4:36 AM
1:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1017
Events on this date
-
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.65° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.93° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.