The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2168
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
3:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 210.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.72° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.24° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.