The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 1929
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
11:23 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 77
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.80° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.20° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.