The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 1922
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
11:58 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -9
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 | 58.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.96° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.25° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.