The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2082
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
12:38 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 58.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.56° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.16° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.