The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2090
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
10:32 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2069
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.73° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.03° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.