The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
10:07 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 10.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.72° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.44° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.