The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2132
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
8:27 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2588
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 | 202.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 293.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.52° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.92° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.