The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2166
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
10:36 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.67° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.20° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.