The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1942
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
8:07 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 238
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 | 195.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.63° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.51° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.