The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2139
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 46.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.68° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.36° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.