The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2182
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
8:38 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3207
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.52° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.66° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.