The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2103
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.31° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.