The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 1946
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:42 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 288
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 | 7.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.48° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.26° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.