The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2043
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
11:52 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.41° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.12° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.