The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2016
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1153
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 | 307.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 210.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.88° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.39° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.