The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1916
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
6:13 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -84
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.55° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.46° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.