The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1906
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -207
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.89° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.15° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.