The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2027
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
4:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1289
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 | 320.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.39° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.65° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.