The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2109
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:02 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.55° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.22° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.