The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2108
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
12:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2291
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 | 262.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.04° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.73° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.