The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2138
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
12:58 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 | 279.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.18° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.99° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.