The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2100
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
11:59 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2192
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.71° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.16° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.