The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2170
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:15 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 199.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.61° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.36° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.