The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 1, 2171
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
4:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.12° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.73° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.