The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2059
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 231.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.57° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.90° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.