The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2158
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.79° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.76° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.