The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2174
Waxing Crescent
0.8% 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
7:26 AM
9:13 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3108
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.94° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.88° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.