The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2191
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
3:10 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3318
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.17° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.57° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.