The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2006
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 56.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.15° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.48° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.38° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.