The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
4:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 113.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.57° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.84° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.