The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2103
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
4:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 | 313.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -9.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.88° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.45° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.