The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2166
Waxing Crescent
13.3% 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
9:32 AM
11:45 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.44° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.99° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.