The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1908
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:46 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 7.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.28° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.65° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.