The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2034
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
7:10 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:52 PM, is deepest at 3:05 PM and ends at 5:18 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -4.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.46° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.