The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2046
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
5:35 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.17° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.46° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.