The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2044
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 70.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.80° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.58° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.