The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 1902
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
12:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -257
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.96° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.83° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.