The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2144
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:33 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.90° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.76° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.