The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2142
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
1:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.19° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.27° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.