The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 1948
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
12:13 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 312
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 | 284.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 233.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.87° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.01° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.