The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2015
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
6:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1141
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 | 159.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 352.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.53° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.45° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.