The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 1965
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
7:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 523
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 | 8.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 150.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 4.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.31° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.45° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| 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.