The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2017
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
2:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.65° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.74° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.