The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 2193
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3343
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.53° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.85° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.