The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2117
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
8:35 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 6.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.37° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.11° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.