The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2123
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2477
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 | 94.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.57° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.88° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.