The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2044
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
12:23 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 56.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.40° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.79° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.