The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 1968
Waxing Crescent
19.4% 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
8:21 AM
11:57 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 560
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 | 52.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.08° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.30° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.