The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 1940
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
7:06 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 213
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 62% of the Sun is covered at 5:01 PM.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 167.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 6.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.22° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.25° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.