The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
3:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1203
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.24° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.