The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2017
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.18° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.13° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| 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.