The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2048
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
10:11 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.10° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.84° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.