The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1930
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
10:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 90
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 | 41.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.00° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.91° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.