The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2152
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
5:43 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 178.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.45° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.34° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.