The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:12 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 119.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.83° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.66° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.