The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2092
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:56 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2093
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.99° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.21° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.