The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2112
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
2:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.75° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.11° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| 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.