The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2180
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.02° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.64° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.