The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
4:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 40.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.51° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.63° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.