The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1911
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:47 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -145
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.14° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.95° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.