The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 1938
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
6:28 AM
8:17 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 189
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.17° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.82° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.0° |
| 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.