The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
56.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
3:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1772
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 | 97.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.92° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.89° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.