The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2104
Waxing Crescent
41.9% 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
11:39 AM
2:04 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2242
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.56° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.87° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.