The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 8.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.23° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.55° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.