The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2000
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
5:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 178.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.06° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.51° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.