The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2106
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
5:24 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 326.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -3.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.11° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.16° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.