The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1900
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.70° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.99° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.