The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 3, 2179
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
4:59 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3169
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 | 321.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.19° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.49° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.