The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2161
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
2:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.81° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.26° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.