The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:03 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 34.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.10° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.79° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.