The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2157
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
12:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.66° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.79° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.