The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2163
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
7:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2971
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 2.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.61° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.