The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2178
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
7:20 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3157
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 | 193.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.06° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.