The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
5:03 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 436
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 | 159.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 17.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.84° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.18° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.