The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2054
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
3:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1623
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.13° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.80° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.