The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 1954
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
5:03 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 386
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 | 334.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.76° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.85° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.