The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2188
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3281
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.29° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.27° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.