The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2098
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.55° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.72° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.