The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2885
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 4.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.30° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.62° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.