The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2060
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1698
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 | 22.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.35° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.12° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.