The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2169
Waxing Crescent
25.8% 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
10:21 AM
12:21 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 60.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 76.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.15° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.09° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.