The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2177
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
12:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 58.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.40° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.52° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.