The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
6:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 160.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.82° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.05° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.