The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 1931
Waning Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:01 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 102
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 | 244.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.62° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.44° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.