The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2046
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
4:37 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 199.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.39° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.24° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.