The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2101
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2205
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 43.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.75° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.76° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.