The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2155
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
10:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.83° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.47° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.