The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2122
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
4:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2464
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.57° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.27° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.