The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2068
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
9:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.71° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.58° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.