The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
3:32 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2242
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 | 104.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.08° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.49° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.