The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2116
Waning Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
10:04 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2390
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 | 242.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.05° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.10° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| 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.