The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% 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
3:40 PM
5:00 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 770
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 | 141.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.99° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.96° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| 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.