The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2040
Waning Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
10:21 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 244.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 251.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.26° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.27° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| 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.