The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2081
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
2:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1957
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.31° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.95° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.