The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2059
Waning Gibbous
72.3% 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
12:50 AM
10:14 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 243.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 252.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.56° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.08° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.