The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2138
Last Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
11:45 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.09° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.80° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.