The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2120
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
1:07 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.29° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.74° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.