The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2155
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
7:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.09° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.