The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
6:18 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 343.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -4.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.07° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.