The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
5:08 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 671
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 | 160.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 15.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.03° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.38° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.