The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 1987
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 38.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.95° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.90° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.