The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2065
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
5:15 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1759
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -5.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.63° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.06° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.