The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2032

Last Quarter

47.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
47.4%
Age
23.0 days
Distance
371,300 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1351

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun273.17°
Phase angle93.02°
Illuminated fraction47.37%
Altitude / azimuth8.4° / 237.8°
Right ascension / declination19h 14m / -17.46°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude287.63° / 4.85°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.86° / -5.60°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-97.08° / 0.67°
Position angle of the axis353.7°
Position angle of the bright limb83.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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