The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 128.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.54° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.22° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.