The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1914
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
1:09 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- -108
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 | 76.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.96° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.61° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| 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.