The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 2043
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
10:56 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1487
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 | 257.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -28.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.11° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.94° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.