The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1919
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
10:34 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -46
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.12° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.90° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.