The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2168
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
2:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.46° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.03° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.