The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2055
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
1:11 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 72.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.21° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.33° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.