The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2009
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
3:00 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1067
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 | 90.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.83° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.30° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.