The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 1990
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
3:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 832
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.60° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.10° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.