The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2054
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
2:52 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1623
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 218.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.30° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.59° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.