The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 1919
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -46
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.02° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.12° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.0° |
| 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.