The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1995
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 894
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 | 18.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.01° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.60° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.