The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1923
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
7:06 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3
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 | 196.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 317.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.46° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.20° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.