The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 2046
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
3:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1524
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 | 307.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.60° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.03° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.