The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2149
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
2:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2798
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 | 296.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.91° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.43° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.43° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.