The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2071
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
10:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1834
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 11.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.77° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.85° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.