The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2161
Waxing Crescent
39.0% 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
11:32 AM
1:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.43° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.45° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.