The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2049
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
9:39 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1562
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.05° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.39° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.