The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2104
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
2:52 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2242
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.68° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.