The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2170
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
8:47 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 213.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 280.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.27° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.52° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.