The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2093
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2106
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.16° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.70° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.