The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 2105
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
7:58 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 203.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 288.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.97° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.55° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.