The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2074
Waxing Crescent
39.3% 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
11:37 AM
1:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 | 77.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.76° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.51° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.