The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2052
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
11:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.93° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.46° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.