The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
6:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 154.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 358.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 7.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.92° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.49° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.