The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2112
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:18 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.42° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.51° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.