The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2027
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
3:47 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1289
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 | 309.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.20° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.44° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.