The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 1949
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
10:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 325
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 | 33.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.25° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.32° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.