The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1962
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
3:18 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 485
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.72° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.19° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.