The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
3:45 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2279
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 | 112.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 44.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.44° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.82° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.