The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2066
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
1:53 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.17° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.27° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.