The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Last Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1116
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.27° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.27° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.