The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 2, 2196
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3380
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.72° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.