The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1913
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
3:11 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.21° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.52° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.