The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2071
Waxing Crescent
11.1% 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
9:13 AM
11:28 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 38.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 14.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.71° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.64° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.