The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2106
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 338.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / 0.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.38° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.37° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.