The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2158
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.70° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.55° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| 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.