The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2070
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.74° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.48° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.