The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2078
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
10:26 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1920
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 | 247.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.92° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.87° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.