The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2055
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:12 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.36° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.53° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| 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.