The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 1960
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 461
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 | 61.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.76° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.84° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.