The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2135
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:34 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2625
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.96° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.74° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.