The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1979
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
11:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 58.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.29° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.22° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| 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.