The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 1, 2109
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:12 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 7.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.90° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.66° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.