The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
5:01 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 535
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 | 141.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 28.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.02° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.77° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.