The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 182.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -11.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.41° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.95° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.