The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1952
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
2:22 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 362
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.62° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.99° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.