The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2150
Waxing Crescent
27.5% 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
10:32 AM
12:29 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2811
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.05° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.90° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.