The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2177
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.17° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.73° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.