The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1987
Waxing Crescent
18.0% 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
8:12 AM
11:48 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 795
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.44° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.69° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.