The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2173
Waning Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
10:07 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3095
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 | 245.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 248.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.02° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.54° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.