The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 151.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 1.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.66° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.88° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.