The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2016
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
2:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1153
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 | 294.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.07° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.15° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.18° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.