The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2044
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.96° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.00° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.