The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 1943
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
5:37 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 250
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 | 330.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -8.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.78° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.11° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.