The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2027
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
2:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1289
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 | 298.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.22° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.23° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.