The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 148.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 4.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.33° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.27° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.