The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
4:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1054
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.24° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.83° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.