The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2047
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
2:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1537
Events on this date
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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 | 90.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.23° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.