The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1937
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
3:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 176
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 | 312.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.01° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.58° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.