The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2082
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 46.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.30° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.37° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.