The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 1923
Waning Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.53° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.05° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.