The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1962
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
4:31 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 485
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.59° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.41° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.