The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2139
Waxing Crescent
24.4% 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
9:43 AM
12:35 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.52° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.15° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.