The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1986
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
11:58 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 782
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 | 281.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.19° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.42° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.