The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2108
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
1:03 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2291
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.65° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.92° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.