The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2127
Waning Gibbous
64.6% 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
1:09 AM
11:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2526
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 | 253.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.61° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.34° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.