The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
4:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3318
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 37.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.97° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.20° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.