The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2043
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
12:55 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1487
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 | 280.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.00° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.32° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.