The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2008
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
5:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1054
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 | 326.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -6.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.87° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.05° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.