The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2106
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
7:35 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 351.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.59° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.