The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2052
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 54.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.65° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.24° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.