The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1909
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
7:13 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.82° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.84° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.