The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1934
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
7:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 139
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.71° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.61° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| 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.