The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 156.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 355.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.73° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.69° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.