The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
4:59 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1809
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 | 135.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 24.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.47° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.08° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.