The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 1971
First Quarter
50.6% 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
11:09 AM
2:06 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 597
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.91° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.40° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.