The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:32 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1265
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 | 58.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.86° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.59° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.