The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Waning Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
12:35 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1252
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 | 276.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 227.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.11° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.54° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.