The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1990
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
1:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 832
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.29° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.