The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 2196
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
12:23 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3380
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.77° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| 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.