The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2149
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
12:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2798
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.00° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.03° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.