The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2078
Waning Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
9:47 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.84° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.69° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.