The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
5:27 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1190
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.47° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.09° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.