The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Waning Crescent
2.9% 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
6:47 AM
6:25 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1190
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 | 340.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.48° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.31° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.