The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 2, 2176
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
12:19 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3132
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.13° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.39° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.