The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2101
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
12:20 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2205
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.63° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.55° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.