The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2152
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
6:42 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.38° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.56° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.