The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 3, 2187
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
2:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.18° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.83° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.