The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2185
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
11:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 41.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.13° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.18° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.