The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
5:08 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2044
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 20.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.56° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.29° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.