The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2157
Waning Gibbous
63.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
10:46 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.40° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.41° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.