The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 2040
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 231.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.18° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.10° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.