The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2006
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
1:29 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.36° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.18° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.