The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1973
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
5:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 621
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 | 336.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 201.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.54° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.