The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1981
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
4:31 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 720
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.23° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.21° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.