The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Waning Gibbous
89.1% 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
11:22 PM
9:17 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1178
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.17° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.66° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.