The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2079
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
10:15 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.83° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.33° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.