The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
5:58 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 139.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.53° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.05° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.