The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2006
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 44.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.08° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.09° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.