The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 1, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
4:52 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 906
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 | 152.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.90° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.74° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.