The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2066
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
2:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.99° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.08° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.