The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1951
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
1:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 349
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 | 302.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.19° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.73° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.