The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 2085
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
2:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2007
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.12° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.48° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.