The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 2180
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.49° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.45° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.