The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2163
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2971
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.31° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.39° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.