The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2039
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
2:41 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1438
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 | 87.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.06° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.44° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.