The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2030
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
9:04 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.33° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.20° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.