The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
6:49 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 169.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 337.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.59° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.53° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.