The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 3, 2195
Waning Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
1:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3367
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 280.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.61° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.20° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.