The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 3, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
4:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 131.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 27.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.38° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.59° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.