The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 1908
Waxing Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
12:58 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.71° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.58° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.