The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2098
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:01 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2167
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 145.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 3.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.62° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.94° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.