The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2147
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
11:26 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.71° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.79° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.