The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1941
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 226
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 | 63.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.42° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.45° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.