The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 1998
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 931
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 | 63.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.04° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.43° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.