The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
7:12 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 | 173.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / 0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.98° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.