The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
3:22 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 122.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.83° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.57° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.