The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2036
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
2:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1401
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.08° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.93° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.