The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2131
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2576
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 | 64.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.14° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.