The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 105.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 44.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.62° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.88° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.