The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 1933
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:43 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 127
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 | 84.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.56° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.79° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.