The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1900
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.33° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.21° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.