The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
3:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 263
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 | 102.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 48.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.56° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.07° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.