The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2142
First Quarter
51.4% 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
12:41 PM
2:40 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 91.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.27° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.08° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| 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.