The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 1, 2134
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
2:21 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2613
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.82° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.81° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.