The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2117
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
9:36 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.30° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.89° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.