The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2060
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
8:59 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.22° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.34° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.