The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
6:36 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 159.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.16° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.10° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.