The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2098
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
10:17 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.72° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.50° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.