The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
5:30 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 65
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 | 152.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.21° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.21° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.