The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.56° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.74° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.