The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2095
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
6:53 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2130
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.52° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.34° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.