The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2127
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
10:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.32° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.17° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.