The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2176
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
1:23 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 282.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.51° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.59° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.