The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2136
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
9:19 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.48° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.30° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.