The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2147
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
10:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.10° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.01° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.