The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2000
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
3:47 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 955
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 | 322.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 209.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.66° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.80° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| 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.