The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1948
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:18 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 312
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.69° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.07° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.