The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1922
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
11:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.16° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.46° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.