The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2055
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.76° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.73° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.