The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2028
Waxing Crescent
37.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
1:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1302
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 | 75.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.19° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.69° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.