The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2127
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
12:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.53° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.52° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| 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.