The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 720
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 | 317.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.02° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.00° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.