The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:30 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 23.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.44° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.66° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.